Mary M. Johnston
Mary M. Johnston is a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware.[1] She was appointed to the position in 2003, and her term expired on September 25, 2015.[2] She applied for reappointment in 2015 and Governor Jack Markell nominated her for a new term on October 13. The Delaware Senate confirmed her appointment on October 28.[3][4]
Education
Johnston earned a B.A. in music from Wittenberg University, and an M.A. in music from Northwestern University. She received her J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law.[2]
Career
Johnston has served as chief counsel of the Delaware Supreme Court's Office of Disciplinary Counsel. She has also previously been partner at Morris James LLP. Currently, she is a member of the court's Complex Commercial Litigation Division.[2]
Awards and associations
- Recipient, Bar Association's Women’s Leadership Award
- Member, Delaware Supreme Court's Permanent Advisory Committee on the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct
- Member, Court's Commission on Continuing Legal Education
- Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court
- Member, Washington & Lee School of Law Council
- Member, Board of Governors of Wesley Theological Seminary
- Past president, Board of Children & Families First
- Former member, Pro Se Litigation Assistance Committee
- Past chair, Delaware State Bar Association's Women and the Law Section[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware State Courts, "Superior Court Judges," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Delaware State Courts, "Judge Mary Miller Johnston," accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Governor Markell Announces Judicial Nominations for Court of Chancery, Family Court," October 13, 2015
- ↑ Delaware State Legislature, "Nominee Information: The Honorable Mary Johnston," accessed October 29, 2015
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
